I'm Blind, Not Glass

6

The blind male forced himself to sit up, phone in hand as he stared blankly at the wall in front of his bed. Sugawara had shown up, he'd made the 30-minute trek up the hill to his house and was now at his front door...

Sugawara was at the front door!

Shiro flailed, throwing his blankets to the side as he fumbled to get out of bed. He skidded a bit on the hardwood floor, free hand scrambling for his fold-up cane before he managed to get out of his room and down the hallway. Suga was knocking again, but this time it was softer, almost as if he didn't want to be heard, and Shiro's heart lurched at that.

"Coming!" he managed to yell before he slipped, a yelp following after as he just barely managed to catch himself from falling. Socks, hardwood flooring, and trying to hurry never matched up well together. He slid into the genkan, beating one of Natsu's shoes away from the door with his cane before pulling it open.

Shiro was hit with a soft breeze, the smell of cypress and wildflowers entering the house along with whatever Sugawara had washed his hair with. Almonds? Shiro forced himself not to take an obvious deep breath, but yes, Sugawara smelled of sweet almonds.

"Hi," Shiro said softly, out of breath from his struggle to the front door. Suga let out a soft giggle, and Shiro found himself wanting to hear it again.

"Hi," Sugawara returned, voice just as soft but with a laughing tilt to it. He seemed happy, which was good, Shiro could do with some happiness right now.

Shiro stood there for a moment, mind blanking out as he let his imagination wander. It wasn't until another breeze came by and made him shiver that he realized he was standing in his doorway like an idiot. "Right! Sorry," Shiro moved back, letting Sugawara actually enter the house to which he was met with a light laugh, the shorter male entering the genkan to remove his shoes as Shiro closed to door behind them.

The blind male could feel that his face was on fire, blushing over his embarrassment over being awkward to interact with, and embarrassed that he was still in his sleep clothes. It was just a plain pair of gym shorts and tank top, but it was still far more skin than he was used to showing people.

After the accident Shiro was used to covering up; his skin in places looked more like swiss cheeses and in some, it was only a major discoloration that told you there was an issue, but he was used to covering it up due to not wanting others to see it.

Currently, Sugawara could see almost all of it.

The other male hadn't said anything about it, and Shiro was thankful. He could take the staring, could take the silent questions, but once it was said out loud Shiro couldn't help but think of how different he was.

Of how lucky was to be alive today.

"You said you needed tutoring?" Shiro prompted softly, trying to get his mind away from the burns and back to the present. Sugawara, who had wandered into the doorway between the living room and the kitchen, smiled brightly at the blind male. He knew Shiro couldn't see it, but it just felt right to do.

"Right," Sugawara said, voice carrying an odd breathless quality to it, "Hinata said you were out of high school classes but could help with most things." Shiro listened to him dig through what was probably his school bag for a moment before stepping forward, awkwardly holding a hand out to stop him.

"We can move this to the couch, or to the table so you can set your stuff down." Shiro flinched slightly when his hand met Sugawara's shoulder, or at least he was hoping it was his shoulder. He was met with a soft laugh; a bright sound, bells or wind chimes, and Shiro found himself putting his hand firmer onto Sugawara's shoulder.

The two of them moved to the kitchen table at Suga's request so he could spread out the things he needed; the sound of books and papers settling while pencils and pens clattered in a plastic case to create a symphony at a usually quiet time. Shiro folded up his cane while he waited for Sugawara to sort through his things, listening to the soft humming he seemed to be doing subconsciously.

It was obviously a song of some kind, but Shiro couldn't recognize the melody at all; he was content to listen regardless of it being familiar or not.

"Do you want something to drink?" he asked softly once he'd realized that Suga needed a few minutes to sort through his things. The shorter male paused in his paper ruffling before letting out a hum of agreement. "Please, if you don't mind."

Shiro shrugged lightly, a small, almost bashful smile coming to his face. "I'm offering so, of course, I don't mind." He got up from his seat at the table, moving into the kitchen, all while being oblivious to the flush across the grey-eyed boy's face. Sugawara watched as Shiro, without his cane, moved around the kitchen with ease.

It was.... nice to see Shiro move with confidence. Sugawara felt his face flush darker and was thankful, and a little guilty at his thankfulness, that Shiro couldn't see how dark his blush had gotten. Shiro moving with confidence was nice, and that was as far as Sugawara was going to let that thought go.

"Here," Shiro said softly, setting a glass of ice water onto the table along with a bottle of... diet coke? Suga watched as Shiro unscrewed the lid and took a drink, immediately forcing his eyes down as his face flushed once more.

He was here to get help with school work, not to thirst over the blind male.

"So what exactly did you need help with?" Suga looked over to Shiro again, the other male's eyes were looking to the far wall, unfocused and a little twitchy, but it was interesting to see him so relaxed.

"It's just my maths class," he sighed. "Normally I'm on top of this stuff but this one unit just isn't making a lot of sense to me." Shiro hummed, hands coming to rest on the table, fingers tapping idly.

"Well, I'll do what I can for you Suga!" the blind male smiled, head tilting off to the side like a confused puppy, and Sugawara felt his heart melting.

"Right," he said distractedly, soft and airy, "of course, thank you."

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[Maaaaaa can you believe it's been 3 months????

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lol anyways, I apologize for the mega delay, and the rather shortness of this chapter but I felt I needed to get something out since it had been so long

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